Legal Definitions - dispono

Dispono is a Latin term used in Scots law. It refers to the formal act of granting or conveying ownership of property, most commonly land, from one party to another. Historically, it is a key verb used in legal documents that transfer property rights, signifying the grantor's clear intention to transfer full ownership.

• Imagine a situation where a landowner in Scotland decides to sell a parcel of their estate to a neighboring farmer. In the formal legal deed that transfers ownership of that land, the verb dispono would be used to indicate that the original landowner is formally granting or conveying the property to the farmer. This signifies the legal act of transferring the title.

• Consider a Scottish family where a grandparent wishes to gift their summer cottage to their grandchild. The legal document drawn up to formalize this gift, known as a deed of gift, would include the term dispono to clearly state that the grandparent is formally transferring the ownership of the cottage to their grandchild, making the transfer legally binding and effective.

• If a Scottish charitable trust decides to sell a piece of land it owns to fund a new project, the legal conveyance document for this sale would explicitly state that the trust "dispones" the land to the buyer. This use of dispono confirms the trust's legal action of transferring the property title and all associated rights to the new owner.